Central Malay
Central Malay is an Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore.
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Written down
سموا مأنسي دلاهيركن بيبس دان سامرات دري سڬي كموليأن دان حق٢. مريك ممڤوڽاي ڤميكيرن دان ڤراسأن هاتي دان هندقله برتيندق د انتارا ساتو سام لائن دڠن سماڠت ڤرساودارأن.
Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR in Unicode).
Words in Central Malay
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | oraN* | |
| name | nama* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | teliNa* | |
| nose | hiduN* | |
| tooth | gigi* | |
| tongue | lidah* | |
| hand | taNan* | |
| blood | darah* | |
| bone | tulaN* | |
| skin | kulit* | |
| knee | lutut* | |
| breast | dada* | |
| liver | hati* | |
| water | air* | |
| fire | api* | |
| sun | matahari* | |
| star | bintaN* | |
| stone | batu* | |
| mountain | gunuN* | |
| tree | poko7* | |
| leaf | daun* | |
| night | malam* | |
| dog | anjiN* | |
| fish | ikan* | |
| louse | kutu* | |
| one | satu* | |
| two | dua* | |
| I | saya* | |
| you | anda* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- IndonesianAustronesian89% alike
- MalayAustronesian84% alike
- Papuan MalayAustronesian81% alike
- Baba MalayAustronesian79% alike
- Banda MalayAustronesian79% alike
- Sabah MalayAustronesian79% alike
Grammar
- YinchiaAustroasiatic90% alike
- IbanAustronesian90% alike
- KerinciAustronesian90% alike
- Eastern PenanAustronesian89% alike
- Northern RoglaiAustronesian89% alike
- LachiTai-Kadai89% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.